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This 1973 war is why the Air Force thinks the A-10 can’t survive in modern...
In the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the Israeli Armed Forces successfully beat back a two-front invasion by Syria and Egypt. The war lasted only a few weeks, but its implications for air combat continue to...
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The US Air Force may make history and buy this ridiculously cheap jet
Years after initial development, Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II finally seems like it's well on its way to enter the US's fleet of fighter jets. That doesn't necessarily mean, however, that the US...
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China's new 5th-generation stealth fighter has taken another step toward...
China's new fifth-generation stealth jet is believed to be drawing closer to completion after a supposed low-rate-initial-production, or LRIP, test plane was spotted last week.According to Sputnik,...
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Watch this incredible cockpit clip of an A-10 Thunderbolt II landing on a dry...
The following video shows an A-10C Thunderbolt II from the 190th Fighter Squadron at Gowen Field in Idaho taking off from Nevada's Nellis Air Force Base and proceeding to an austere landing site at...
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Here's how US fifth-generation aircraft would win in a war against China
A recent report from the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, written by Maj. Gen. Jeff Harrigian and Col. Max Marosko of the US Air Force, gives expert analysis and never before seen detail into...
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These fantastic photos show the shockwaves generated by bullets fired from a...
Axalp Ebenfluh is a famous firing range located near Meiringen air base in Switzerland.Since 1942, once a year, the Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe) opens the range to the public during the firing...
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Fighter pilots invented a revolutionary way for surgeons to peer inside...
Fighter pilots and brain surgeons have a lot in common.With limited time and a high degree of risk, they must zero in on a dangerous target with the intent to destroy, making sure to minimize any...
View ArticleWatch the Air Force drop 8 armored Humvees out of a plane from 5,000 feet
The Air Force recently conducted a training exercise in which it dropped eight armored Humvee vehicles over Fort Bragg in North Carolina. It was conducted by US airmen from the 16th Airlift Squadron at...
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These were the best military photos of the past month
A selection of military photos that you might have missed this month.SEE ALSO: The world in photos this weekOfficer Candidate School (OCS) candidates are picked up by their sergeant instructors aboard...
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The F-35 has hit another snag — this time because it is just too good
The F-35 has hit yet another snag. During a recent exercise at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, US Air Force F-35A pilots set out to practice evading surface-to-air missiles, but they could not,...
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Epic selfie catches EA-18G Growler pilot firing an AGM-88 HARM missile
The above selfie was taken by a Royal Australian Air Force pilot, FLTLT Todd Woodford, assigned to VAQ-135, a US Navy Squadron that operates the EA-18G Growler, during a live fire exercise off the...
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The F-35A successfully tested one of its most lethal weapons for the first time
Ahead of the US Air Force's decision to declare their variant of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II combat ready, the Joint Strike Program announced the successful testing of the jet's air-to-air...
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The largest buyer of the F-35 just declared it ready for war
The largest buyer of America's most expensive weapons program just declared it ready for war."I am proud to announce this powerful new weapons system has achieved initial combat capability," US Air...
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This future Medal of Honor recipient started a spy ring while held in a North...
Two sonic booms told the American prisoners in Vietnam’s infamous Hoa Lo prison – the Hanoi Hilton – their escape plan was a ‘go.’On May 2 and 4, 1972, two SR-71 Blackbirds overflew Hanoi, North...
View ArticleThis 1970s Air Force commercial is a retro gem
This retro recruiting commercial fully embraces the Air Force’s reputation for offering "the good life.The Air Force takes a lot of flak for its image as the cushier, more civilized branch of the...
View ArticleThis is how pilots train to fly America's most expensive fighter jets
Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet is one of the most advanced (and expensive) weapon systems in the US Military's arsenal. This is how pilots train to fly it. Follow BI Video: On Twitter Join the...
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Here's what pilots who've flown the F-35 have to say about the most expensive...
America's most expensive weapons program is rolling in good news this week.On the heels of the US Air Force's decision to declare its version of the F-35 ready for war, a new report from the Heritage...
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Eerie night-vision footage shows F-22 Raptors refueling during air strikes on...
The clip in this post shows airmen assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron prepare their aircraft and refuel US F-22 Raptors using a KC-10 Extender tanker during an aerial refueling...
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The US Air Force has an absurd plan for replacing the A-10 Warthog
The US Air Force has presented several plans for replacing the beloved A-10 Warthog — a close air-support attack plane — over the years, but its latest plan takes the cake as the most absurd.As it...
View ArticleAmerica's B-2 stealth bomber is unlike any military aircraft in the world
The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is one of the US military's most formidable weapons. The Air Force just announced that Northrop Grumman, which designed and built the B-2, will create a successor to the...
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